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Blog post by Meenoo Rami, October 22, 2013. "How can you make the most of social networks? The main thing: Explore. Whether you choose to use Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, blogs, or other forms of virtual communities, read a lot and let the good stuff lead you to more good stuff (and good people). The second thing: Look for community-and if you don't find it, build it. When I realized there was no Twitter chat for English teachers, I launched (and have maintained for past three years) #engchat, which has given me many rewards for the time and effort I put into it. Every Monday night at 7 p.m, ET, dozens of teachers of English come together to discuss topics such as social justice education, teaching grammar and vocabulary, and balancing the canon with contemporary fiction in our classrooms. Even outside our Monday night chats, the hashtag #engchat helps teachers to pose questions, share lesson ideas, and exchange relevant resources with others who share similar interests. "

Amazing three minute video with Deepak Chopra talking and visualizing how the "global brain," the social networks we now create through our participation in Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc., change our brains and our opportunities. We need to use this video in our E-vents.

interesting infographic on social media etiquette, numbers of participants, gender distribution, etc. for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Instagram, Pinterest...

great blog post by Scandinavian Posted by ingvihrannar | February 26, 2014 on obsolete practices including 13. One-Professional development-workshop-fits-all A school that just sends the entire staff to a workshop once a month where everyone get the same are obsolete. Professional development is usually top down instead of the ground up where everyone get what they want and need. This is because giving everyone (including students) what they need and want takes time & money. With things like Twitter, Pinterest, articles online, books, videos, co-operation & conversations employees can personalize their professional development. (Read about my article on Personalized Professional Development here)

Very nice poster/advertisement from University of Phoenix on top ten skills for successful 21st century worker. Note emphasis on leadership, communication, global citizenship, entrepreneurialism, and accessing, analyzing and synthesizing information

People love to learn by examining visual representations of data. That's been proven time and time again by the popularity of both infographics and Pinterest. So what if you could make your own infographics? What would you make it of? It's actually easier than you think... even if you have zero design skills whatsoever.

Interesting article on how job titles are becoming less important, although being creative in naming your job function comes at the cost of keyword searches.

How social media and LinkedIn has changed the way people describe what they do.

By Will Blunt, February 9, 2015, Hubspot. Very useful tips on collecting research for writing blog posts. Tracy linked to this in LinkedIn. HT to Tracy.

Very valuable assessment of social media that this nonprofit--Nonprofit Tech for Good--decided to drop or continue at the end of 2014. December 28, 2015